Author: chris

This is part one of a two part assignment starting with an introductory look at process design and supply chains.

Identify a company with which you are familiar.  This could be your place of employment, a car wash, a yard service company, and so forth.

Create an MS PowerPoint Presentation in which you describe the current state of your selected company’s supply chain and an identified process.

Required Elements:

• Describe the company’s supply chain
• Identify a process internal to the company that you wish to analyze.
• Describe the process internal to the company that you wish to analyze.
• Identify an appropriate design approach for the process you have chosen.
• Create a high-level AS IS process flow chart using an appropriate tool.
• Identify at least one metric to measure the process and its application (how, what, when, and who).
• Use an appropriate tool to collect data for each step of the process.
• PowerPoint includes 4-5 slides with detailed speaker notes.

A management information system (MIS) is a computerized database of financial information. This database is organized and programmed in such a way that regular or special reports can be produced on any operations for every. In order to provide past, present and prediction information, a management information system can include software that helps in decision-making, data resources such as databases, the hardware resources of a system, decision support systems, people management and project management applications, and any computerized processes that enable the department to run efficiently. Some of the systems of the MIS are Sales management, Inventory control, Budgeting, Management Reporting, and Personnel/ Human Resources. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth’s surface. GIS can show many different kinds of data on one map, this enables people to more easily see, analyze, and understand patterns and relationships. Google is the known company who utilizes this system. Most people today use the interactive maps found on your smartphone, car GPS’s or on the computer which all uses the GIS technology.
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According to Stair and Reynolds, a management information system (MIS) is “an integrated collection of people, procedures, databases, and devices that provide managers and decision makers with information to help achieve organizational goals.” Having the right information, in a useful format, and at the right time can give a company a competitive advantage over another (Stair & Reynolds, 2014). There are different subsystems of MIS that cater to the different needs an organization might have.
Financial MIS deals with the financial aspect of the business. It can provide information on stocks and help with loans. Financial MIS also monitors and controls the use of funds.
Manufacturing MIS deals with the production of goods. It monitors and controls the flow of services, materials, and products in the organization from taking inventory control, helping with design and engineering, to testing the quality of the product.
Marketing MIS helps with the development of a good or service, as well as promoting it. It does research of latest trends based on surveys and studies, helps with converting raw materials into a finished product, aids in promoting and advertising, and assists in setting the price.
Geographic information systems (GIS) takes all of the relevant data and presents it in graphically based on its location. This tool can be very useful to determine where to open a new business or to see the usefulness of a product based on location.

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According to Stair and Reynolds (2014), a decision support system is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices used to help make decisions that solve problems (p. 316).
When it comes to Facebook the things that appeal to me are usually the posts from friends. I actually really hate all the ads and garbage that is put up. It has caused me to sign in less and less. As far as whether a DSS could make Facebook better, I suppose it could. It could figure out a way to save money for Facebook and more efficiently advertise to the world. As it continues to grow it will be a prime target for hackers, so having a system to combat situations like that will be useful.
One of the characteristics of a DSS, according to Stair and Reynolds (2014) is that it offers both textual and graphical orientation (p. 317). This would be beneficial to social media. Figuring out what pops to the consumer and user and constantly update the interface to be the most appealing.
Stair, R., & Reynolds, G. (2014). Fundamentals of information systems(7th ed., International ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology, Cengage Learning.
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“A decision support system (DSS) is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices used to help make decisions that solve problems” (Stair & Reynolds, 2014, p. 316). “The user interface, or dialogue manager, allows users to interact with the DSS to obtain information” (Stair & Reynolds, 2014, p. 322).
The utilization of a DSS within social networking can allow for quick access to information which can solve potential issues users are having. A DSS within a social network would have an immense amount of information to collect from and turn into solutions. It could be used to get people looking for services, the problem, to service providers, the solution.

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Write a 2,100- to 2,800-page paper on your personal model of helping. Incorporate learning from this course and discuss how and why you have, at this point in your development, formed your viewpoints. Include:

• How and why you formed this viewpoint
• Your view of helping
• The relationship between the clinician and the participant
• Techniques or approaches to change
• A coherent model that is consistent, shows adequate understanding of the material presented, and reflects the ability to integrate and synthesize the course material
• The kinds of problems that can be addressed with your model
• Multicultural issues
• Limitations and strengths of the model
• The populations this model can help
• Original thinking

Think of an organization you have worked for or one with which you are very familiar.  Diagnose the need for change and present a plan to transform the organization, utilizing Kotter’s 8-Step Approach.

Include the following sections headings and additional sections as needed:

1. Introduction
2. Company Overview
3. Diagnosis
4. Kotter’s 8-Step Approach
5. Conclusion

The Final Paper for the course must be submitted to the instructor by 11:59 p.m. of the time zone in which you reside on the last day of the class.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

1. Must be eight- to- ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
2. Must include a title page that includes:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
6. Must use at least five scholarly sources.
7. Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
8. Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

Financial Plan Possible Points Earned Points Due in Week 6: Instructions for Completing Plan
Start-up funding 5 Ensure that your requested capital is enough to handle your start-up costs and reserves to ensure business viability. Minimum of $300K start up capital (with $100K from the team and $200K from outside investors) is required. Up to $600K should be cleared with the instructor. You can request a loan or private equity investment (one or the other) but the plan must be written with the proper audience stated and in mind.
Use of funds 10 Describe how you plan to use the startup requirements in detail providing a start-up budget which includes all initial capital expenditures, build-out and start-up expenses. The details must be realistic and well researched. Data that does not make sense will cost you points. In other words, if you are starting a restaurant and your remodeling startup costs are $5,000, you would be penalized, since that amount is unrealistic.
Sales forecast 10 Your worksheet work here will be the underpinning of how you create your forecast. Units, dollars and assumptions are critical. All other statements build on these numbers. Create the sales forecast in a narrative based on what your worksheets show you after you have completed them. (Remember, you don’t submit the spreadsheet created using our course financial software, so restate important numbers in the form of charts, tables or excerpts from the SalesProj tab in your spreadsheet.) Your forecast is the description of the units you plan to sell, the services (amount of them) you plan to provide, and your growth projections of these numbers. Document all assumptions, and provide external source information for all assertions.
Cash flow 10 Because cash is critical in the first year, a monthly cash flow for year 1 is required (place in the appendix.) Remember that cash flow is your solvency check and balance. Summarize your projections by including a yearly cash flow table. Explain how your cash flow will impact the ability of your business to expand, succeed, grow, and support your growth. Provide an annual summary of the cash flow (receipts and disbursements) here. Document all assumptions, and provide source information for all assertions.
Balance sheet 5 Provide the end of year 5 balance sheet to show your company’s net worth and financial position at the end of the 5-year plan.
Income statement 10 Your income statement is a narrative explanation of your projected pro-formas. Include the detailed statements in your Appendix, and then list the annual estimates in a table format in your plan. Explain how your income and expenses will contribute to your P&L and your net income. Your growth factor should be shown and explained (justified) as well. Document all assumptions, and provide source information for all assertions.
Break-even analysis 5 Include a graphical representation that shows when your company will start making a profit.
Valuation after 5 years 5 Calculated at the end of year 5 using one of the models described in the lecture or some other generally accepted valuation method, explained and provided in the plan.
Exit strategy 5 Address your early termination plans as well as your vision for the business at the end of year 5. The exit strategy takes into account business Return on Investment (ROI.) It will also look at the rate of return you are offering your investors, if you have them. Private equity, or venture capital projects, should include both in the exit strategy. Lender-based projects do not require a rate of return but should include the ROI. You need to review the lecture in the Financial Plan for various methods of exiting the business.
Financial Plan Totals 65 0 You will prepare 5 years of proforma financial statements to support the business viability of your concepts. You need to test your idea for logic and reasonableness in your market. You must demonstrate how you determined your figures. Your narrative should explain key assumptions and statements. Backup schedules should go in the appendix.

Find a boutique/adventure/luxury or ???? hotel that really excites you and tell me about it. Make me want to go there. Think of yourself as the “resident expert” on this hotel. Find out as much of the following as is possible: (This is a list off the top of my head – feel free to add anything at all that you find out that is important, that I should know, that’s interesting, exciting, etc.) 15/25 POINTS

• Official name of company and exact location of site and logo.
• Company history.
• Mission/vision statements, core values, corporate culture.
• Marketing programs
• Examples of some events, activities
• General size description and overall property description.
• Theme/Décor/design of the operation – VIP
• Departments
• Kinds of space; numbers of people it can hold. Number and type of rooms.
• All foodservice/restaurants/catering/beverage services offered. Describe briefly each one. Perhaps a few pictures?
• Entertainment offered.
• Recreation offered; area attractions
• Special programs and other services offered besides those mentioned above.
• HR information.
• Review all menu tabs on the web site and write up what you find.

• Appendix materials – example: pictures, brochure, interesting data, articles, layout of property, interesting events scheduled, calendar of events, etc. (5 POINTS)

10/25 points –Do not forget this. Please label.
• What’s cool? Unique? Interesting? Fun? – Bullet 12 with a brief description and tell me why you think it’s cool, unique, interesting or fun.

You are not limited to or by the list above. Your actual report might include more than this. You must use at least 3 sources of information and Wikipedia is not one of them. The web site only counts once even if you use different pages.

DO NOT BLOCK AND COPY INFORMATION. THAT IS CALLED PLAGIARISM. CITE WORK AS APPROPRIATE. IN-TEXT CITATION IS REQUIRED. Cite paraphrasing as well.
HOW TO PRESENT:
Develop this in an informational format. Use a combination of paragraphs and bullets. Be creative in your presentation. Pictures are included in the Appendix, not the body. You will need as many pages as it takes to create a picture of this site for me. I can’t imagine it being more than 5 or 6?? but I do not want to limit you. Ask or show me your work if you aren’t sure. I’m certain 2 pages won’t do it.

DO NOT PRESENT PAGES OF BULLETED LISTS. PLEASE.

In addition to the 5 or 6 pages of content, submit an Appendix of materials. This is where pictures belong along with any other supporting information you want to include.

TURN IN in a PLAIN FILE FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME & PERIOD ON TAB:
• Report
• Appendix
• Hard copies of sources of your information.
• Works cited page (this is required – can’t grade without it)

Please turn in in a file folder with your name & period on the tab. This is the only way I will accept your report. I will not accept loose pages. All work must be spell checked and grammatically wonderful for my reading pleasure or it will not be graded. I am interested in what you have learned and I want to read and understand what you have to say. Spell check is a wonderful tool and so is grammar check. I don’t read poorly written work nor do I grade it.

DUE DATE: _______________

NOTE: Late projects are not accepted. They must be turned in on the due date, at the start of class. Any other time is considered late and not accepted. If you are going to be absent on the due date, your due date is the day before.

A torque wrench is used in a gasket assembly where each ¼” diameter bolt is to have a tensile load of 2826lbs. The specified torque is 8.8foot-lbs. Calibrated torque wrenches are supplied having a single point calibration at 8.8foot-lbs. They have a digital readout with a resolution of 0.1 foot-lbs. The calibration is done in one of 3 “identical” test rigs with load cells having a stated “3 sigma”accuracy of 0.5%. A turnbuckle arrangement in the calibration tool is used to apply the load at a nominal distance of 12 inches from the center of the wrench ratchet assembly. The tool drawing for the test rig has a tolerance for this distance of +/-0.010”. The actual value for any particular test rig is not known but all the tooling has been inspected and found to be within tolerance. The calibration procedure is as follows:

• Connect the ratchet solidly
• Apply the load until the digital readout of the load cell reads exactly 8.80 lbs.
• Adjust the bias of the wrench digital readout to read exactly 8.8 foot-lbs.

During the tightening operation, the mechanic tightens the bolts smoothly and slowly until a reading of 8.8foot-lbs. When observed, they obtain the 8.8 exactly without fail.

Part A. What is the uncertainty in the wrench calibration? T=FD

Part B. What is the uncertainty in the actual torque on the bolts? For this part, consider only the uncertainty due to calibration and the resolution of the wrench which may be considered to be two independent factors. Tactual = Tmeasured + Ecal + Eres

Part C. Estimate the range of values that could reasonably be expected for tension on the bolts at a confidence level of 95%. T=kDP where
T=torque
k = correction factor (nominal value is 0.15 and expert judgment says it may be between 0.13 and 0.17 depending on variation in lubrication and thread characteristics of individual bolts.
D = nominal diameter of bolt (class 2A, ¼-20, coarse thread)
P = tensile clamping force (force on the bolt)

Select one of the following topics to formulate a research paper:

• Nationalism –
• Race & Ethnicity – Discuss the role of race and ethnicity in 20th century Europe.
• Genocide – Discuss the emergence and frequency of genocide in Europe during the 20th century.
• Terrorism – Discuss the utilization of terrorism in 20th century Europe.
• Role of Women – Discuss the role of women in 20th century Europe.

For this paper, you need to conduct research in peer-reviewed journals or other sources that are considered to have reliable information. In addition to your required course text, you will need at least six professional scholarly sources, three of which must be peer-reviewed journal articles. Please visit the Academic Research section on your course homepage (accessible through the Student Responsibilities and Policies tab on the left navigation toolbar) to review what types of materials are, and are not, acceptable for academic, university level research.

The paper must be eight to ten pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. You must use at least six scholarly sources, at least three of which can be found in the Ashford University Library, to support your claims and subclaims. To further help you in your research for this assignment and for the Final Paper, it is recommended that you view the Resources for Potential Research. Cite your sources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

• Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least six scholarly resources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford University Library.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

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strategy of each major producer?

These written assignments should not exceed four pages. Up to three pages of supporting material (tables, figures, graphs) may be attached. This material should be referenced in the text of the write-up. Professional quality writing and presentation are expected. Write-ups must be double-spaced, in 12-point font with 1” margins.

Please attach a copy of the computer printouts of the regressions you based your forecasts on in Q1a and Q1b as an appendix to your US Coffee A case assignment. You do not need to include all the regressions you tried (mention these in the text but I do not need their computer printouts).

Your answers and recommendations should be based on quantitative and qualitative analysis of case data. Your analysis should anticipate potential objections to your recommendations and illustrate its superiority over other alternatives.  It should be analytic and deliberative in tone.  The most persuasive documents are the ones that debate more than advocate.  After all, if you do not look at all alternatives, how do you know that you have chosen the best one? In answering the case questions, do not describe the case, but focus on the following three factors: 1) careful analysis of the situation, 2) description of your decisions or recommendations; 3) supporting logic and analyses. Assignments will be described in more detail as we get closer to the due date. Note that these assignments require data analysis as well as creativity/judgment.